Name: Karl Joshua Genita Custodio Course: Bachelor of Secondary Education

Year Level: 2nd Major: Science

Subject: Physical Education 3N Teacher: Mrs. Jasmin Jamero

Question

Who are the officials of badminton?

Answer

The officials are the judges responsible to ensure a fair badminton game is being played. They consists of:

BADMINTON OFFICIALS DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 The referee is the most important official of the whole tournament. He
or she is in charge of the competition and needs to ensure that the
tournament is conducted following the Laws of Badminton (including
court, rackets and shuttlecock measurements), the regulations of the
Badminton World Federation and/or any other regulations that might
be relevant in that specific competition.

REFEREE  In addition to that, the referee has the last word if there is an argument
between the umpire (in charge of the matches) and a player or team.

 Moreover, the referee makes sure that the facilities and the conditions
to play are up to the standards required for that specific tournament.
For example, he has to check that the badminton mats are mounted
correctly so they can enhance gameplay.

 Finally, the referee is also in charge of the approval of the schedule of

matches and practice (if applicable).

 The umpire is the maximum authority in a particular match and it is in

charge of the court.

 The duty of the umpire is to make sure that the specific match is
conducted following the Laws of Badminton, the regulations of the
Badminton World Federation and/or any other regulations that might
UMPIRE be relevant in that specific competition.

 It is the umpire responsibility to judge service faults and other player

faults. The umpire keeps a record of any misbehavior or incident and
reports it to the referee. He/she is also responsible for keeping the
match score, which will be announced after each point of the match.

 The umpire has control over the specific match but also needs to report
any serious acts to the referee, who is, at the end, the maximum
authority of the tournament.
  Outside of the major tournaments, the referee will also take the role of
an umpire in order to help with the process.
 The service judge is responsible for making a ‘service fault’ call and to
provide shuttles to the players. Due to the way badminton is played, the
serve is one of the most important and perfected shots of the player
and, especially when playing doubles, players will bring the serve to the
limit of the legality in order to gain as much advantage as possible.

SERVICE JUDGE  In addition to checking the service, the service judge usually takes care
of the shuttles, providing the players with new shuttles whenever
required.

 In smaller championships, when there is no service judge, the umpire

takes the role of the service judge.

 The line judges are responsible for indicating whether a shuttlecock

landed “in” or “out” if the shuttle lands near the lines he/she is assigned
to control. Due to the fast speed of the game and the skill of the
players, this is a very challenging job and, as a result, the line judges are
the officials that usually get more pressure from the players.

 In recent years, an Instant Review System has been implemented, that

helps ensure that the right decision is taken, but which also adds
pressure to the line judges as it clearly shows when a mistake has taken
place. Each player has two incorrect calls per game of the match.

 Depending on the level of the tournament, there may be as many as 10-

LINE JUDGE line judges assigned to a court for a particular match. This is the number
recommended by the BWF.

When 10-line judges are available, they are positioned as follows:

 2-line judges for the short service line (one on each side of the court)
 2-line judges for the center line (one on each end of the court).
 4-line judges for the side lines (two on each side of the court). Please
note that the exact location will depend on whether a singles match is
being played (and they would follow the singles side lines) or a doubles
match is being played (and they would follow the doubles side lines
 2-line judges for the back-boundary lines (one each end of the court).
Please note that, in the case of the doubles match, these line judges
check both the back-boundary line and the long service line.

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